George Don Hillis, Sr., 80, died Sunday, September 26, 2010, in Clarendon.
Graveside services were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, September 28, 2010, in Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon with Rev. Lloyd Stice, Pastor of the First United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial was held at Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon. Services were under the arrangement of Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.
Mr. Hillis was born December 15, 1929, in Memphis to George Dewey and Loyd Foreman Hillis. He married Rue Zell Ryan on March 2, 1957, in Clovis, New Mexico. He had been a resident of Lesley and Hall County before moving to Clarendon 43 years ago. He was a farmer, animal lover, and a member of the First United Methodist Church in Clarendon.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and a sister.
Survivors include his wife, Rue Zell Hillis of Clarendon; two sons, George Don Hillis, Jr., of Clarendon and Monty Ryan Reed of Moore, Okla.; a daughter, Trudy Smith of Austin; two brothers, Edward Hillis of Rupert, Idaho, and Tommie Hillis of North Carolina; four grandchildren; and six great grandchildren.
The family will be at 4644 FM 1260 North in Clarendon.
The family requests that memorials be to Citizens Cemetery Association or the First United Methodist Church in Clarendon.
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